O OCKEN John Ocken was born in Sittinghausen, Germany on April 5, 1849. On October 29, 1875 he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Schaefer, and to this union eight children were born, one of whom died in infancy. The other children were: Mary (Mrs. Henry Puttman), John A., Teresa (Mrs. Herman Woerdehoff), Elizabeth (Mrs. George Wess), Joe, Anna (Mrs. John Wolterman), and Henry. In 1882 John Ocken and his family crossed the ocean and settled on a farm in Carroll County. Later they moved to Breda and he worked for many years on the section for the railroad, being division boss for the last fifteen years. In his later years he was town marshal for a few years and also operated a cream buying station. He died on July 27, 1915.
John Ocken Family Front: John, Elizabeth (Schaefer) Ocken Back: Mary Puttman, Teresa Woerdehoff, Henry, Joe, John, Elizabeth Wess and Anna Wolterman Transcription and Photo by: Anita Henning Lemon Grove, CA (From page 107 of The Breda Centennial Book, Older Days Renewed 1877-1977) _____________________________________________________________________________ 
John A. and Kate Wolterman Ocken Attendants in back: Geo. Wolterman and Lizzie Ocken From: St. Bernard Parish 1880-1980 ________________________________________________________________ OLERICH Joseph Olerich was born Jan 7, 1859 at Galena, Illinois. He came to Carroll County as a young man and settled on a farm east of Breda were he resided a number of years. Later he was identified with hardware, implement and furniture businesses in Breda for many years. He erected a number of the large business buildings in Breda, and was a director of the bank. In 1911, J. W. Zurmahr and H. J. Bruning joined him as partners. Mr. Olerich retired from active business about 1926. He and Matilda Zurmahr were married Jan 14, 1893. They were the parents of six children: Alva, (Wand), Herman J., Victor, Frank, Carl and Arthur. Mr. Olerich died Dec 30, 1936. 
Olerich Family Alva, Joe, Matilda (Zurmahr) Back: Herman, Vic, Frank, Carl and Art Transcription by: Anita Henning Lemon Grove, CA (On page 93 and 95 of The Breda Centennial Book, Older Days Renewed 1877-1977) ________________________________________________________________ 
Chas. and Elizabeth Oswald From: St. Bernard Parish 1880-1980 ________________________________________________________________ 
Chas. Borromeo and Elizabeth May Oswald Mary, Marcellus, Chs. Frances and Peter Clara, Wendy, Leo, Henry and Pauline From: St. Bernard Parish 1880-1980 ________________________________________________________________ 
Wlm. O' Tool Family Arnim, Dorothy, Darlene, Roger Lowell, Iva Coletta, Melvin and Bill From: St. Bernard Parish 1880-1980 ________________________________________________________________ 
Wlm. and Coletta (Schelle) O' Tool From: St. Bernard Parish 1880-1980 ________________________________________________________________  
Pat and Anna Bach O' Tool From: St. Bernard Parish 1880-1980 ________________________________________________________________ 
Henry Oswald Family Marie-Max Bell, Henry, Laura, John Andrew, Dick, Walter Genevieve-Leon Ness, Angela-Frank Nees, Agnes-Robert Louis, Leona-John Seidl Photo from: "St. Mary's-Willey Immaculate Conception Church 1882-1982" __________________________________________________________________________ 
Frank Ocken Photo From: "1875-1975 St. John's Catholic Church Arcadia" ______________________________________________________________________________ 
Herman Olberding Mrs. Frank Happe, Ben, Bernadine, Joseph, Anna Reuter, Lizzie Niehaus, Herman, Loretta Photo From: "1875-1975 St. John's Catholic Church Arcadia" ______________________________________________________________________________ 
Henry Olberding, Bernadien, Harman and Elizabeth, Mrs. Olberding Photo From: "1875-1975 St. John's Catholic Church Arcadia" ______________________________________________________________________________ 
Zeke and Helen Oswald Photo From: "1875-1975 St. John's Catholic Church Arcadia" ______________________________________________________________________________ | 
